Flatiron stand



G. R. HARRIS FLATIRON STAND Jan. 3, 1950 Filed Feb. 2, 1946 INVENTOR:

g 1? Half/"1'5 HTTare/WEK Patented Jan. 3, 1950 I UNITED STATES F'I C'EI "2,493,455 a V @FLATIIRON STAND George R. HarriaMontro'se; Califl,assignor, by 'mesne assignments, to Zeigler-Harris *8; (30., I'nc.,-acorporation ofcaliforrfia Application February 2, 19.46,:Serial MacrameClaims.

This invention relates to flat irons and has particular reference toimprovements in stands on'which to support such irons While in use.

Electrically heated irons are in general use in modernhomes and they arefitted to receive the end of alight cord extended from a wall socket.Thiscord usually overhangs the ironing board, when the iron is on itsstand thereon, in such a manner that theperson doing the ironing, or anyperson passing by the ironing board, is liable to come in contacttherewith and accidentally give it a jerk sufficiently strong to causethe iron to topple over and to land on the ironing board or on thefloor.

A still greater danger is that curiosity,.or the desire to" play, willcause children to take hold of thecord and,.if theironer shou'ld happenat the moment to be absent from the board, to pull the iron off thestand and board, and serious burns often result from such accidents. .7

.Inview of the foregoing, it is the objector th present invention toprovide animproved flatiron stand. More particularly, .it is my objectto provide a stand which, when the iron is set thereon, forms a casingcompletely enveloping the body portion of the iron.

A further object is to provide such'a casing, out of which the iron maybe lifted and into which it may again be seated as easily andconveniently as the iron is placed on any conventional'stand.

Another objectis toprovide an-iron encompassing stand from which theironwill not become-separated in case the stand .should topple over and evenwhen it is dragged along the ironing board or the floor by accidentalpulls on the cord thereof.

Finally it is the object of my invention to embody into such protectivecasing a heat-insulating lining to the end that the heat radiating fromthe iron may not penetrate to the outer surface of the casing.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in thecombinations hereinafter described in detail, and drawings are heretoappended, in which a prefererd form of the invention is illustrated.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a plan View of a device embodying the invention as it appearswhen closed; a

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view showing a slightly modified form ofthe invention, in open position;

Fig. 3 is an end view of the device with the near end of the casingthereof broken away for thesake of clearness and showing a fiat iron inposition therein; and

Fig. 4 illustrates the position taken by the (18-.- vicewhenacc'identally toppled over.

As indicated in the drawings, the device is made-in two parts I .and 2,connected together byhinges 3. The part I is shown mounted on 1egs4 or"sufficientheight to maintain the device high enough above the supportingsurface to permit the-part2 to swing into the openposition indicated 'indotted outline in'Fig, 3 and in'full outline in .Fig...2-, when the'ironis removed from the device. ItisIfurthermore to be noted that a plateiissecured to the .part 2 to rest on the inner surface of the part -Iwhen the casing is closed,. as'indicated in Figs. 1 and 3, but to riseinto the dottedline position of Fig. 3 when the part- 2 isswung open.InIFig. 2 thisplate, 6, is shown shaped somewhat difierently, merely toindicate-that the-particular-width of this part is immaterial; it may bemade as wide as desired.

When the casing is standing on its legs, and beforethe iron isplacedtherein, the part 2 takes the open position indicated in Figs. 2andB. Actuallyitwould take thesameposition in Fig. 1, and it is-in thatview shown closed merely in order better to indicate the general outlineof part 2.

' The ironis placed within the casing by moving it from the l-left sideagainst the elevated-plate 5 thereby to-cause this-plate to swing intothe full line position S -and the part -2 to :swing upward intovclosedposition. When it is desiredagain to remove -.the iron, itis-merely required to liftit out ofthecasingaand the part2 is by gravityagain swung Y open.

It is important to note that this seating and removing operation is nomore difficult than the placing of the iron on an ordinary support.

But it is more important to observe that the iron can only be removedfrom the casing by lifting it straight out thereof and that it is, bythe plate 5 shown in Fig. 1 or plate 6 of Fig. 2, locked in positiontherein if it is attempted to pull it out of the casing sidewise or whenthe device is toppled over to one side, as indicated in Fig. 4, or tothe other. It may be dragged along the floor by its cord, but it cannotbecome detached therefrom until returned to upright position. And, asthe casing is heat insulated, it may be picked by hand and set on itslegs without danger of injury to the person handling it.

The insulating is conveniently effected by placing a lining of sheetasbestos I, 8, or the like, within the casing, whereupon an inner metallining a, It may be added, if desired, although, when the plate is madesubstantially the full 7 length of the open space within the casing,such bottomof the casing, as indicated at [2, in Fig.

I claim:

7 moving the plate into contact with the base surface of the widercasing portion, and heat insulating lining within the casing, the upperedge of 1 said lining being held locked within the curled 1. A flat ironstand comprising, a casing shaped f to encompass the bottom and sides ofa flat iron,

said casing being made in two" parts hinged to; gether lengthwise of thebase thereof, legs maintaining one of said parts elevated above asupport, the other part normallyby its ownrwe'ight maintained downwardlyand outwardly swung open, and a plate rigidly'secured to said normallyopen part and substantially vertically projecting therefrom, said platebeing contacted by the iron when the latter is placed in position withinthe casing to come tofrest against the base surface of the first namedpart when the'casing is closed about the iron. v

2; A fiat iron stand comprising, a casing shaped to encompass the bottomand sides of a flat iron, said casing being divided lengthwise, of thebase thereof into a wider, portion mounted 'on legs, the narrowerportion of the casing being hingedly connected to the wider portionthereof and by its own weight free to swing outwardly and downwardlyfrom the wider portion, a plate extending fromjthe narrow portion ofthecasing to swing therewith on the casing'hinge andto-come to restagainst thebase su'rface of 'the'wide portion when the casing is closedabout the iron, the latter being seatable in the casing by; contact withsaid plate and by moving the plateinto contact with the base surface ofthe' wider casing portion? j V 3. A flat 'iron stand comprising, a sheetmetal casinglshaped to encompass the bottom and sides of a fiat iron,the upper edge of the casing being inwardly curled, the casing beingdivided lengthw isibf the ate thereof into a wider portion,

mounted on legsjthe narrower portion of the casing being hingedlyconnected to the wider portion'thereof and by its own weight free toswing outwardly and downwardly from the wider portion, a plate extendingfrom the narrow portion of the casing to swing therewith on the casinghinge and to come to rest against the base surface of the wide portionwhen the casing is closed about the ironjthe latter bein'g seatable inthe casing by contact with said plate and by edge'of the casing.

4. A flat iron stand comprising, a casing shaped to encompassthebottomhnd-sidesOf, a fiat iron, the; upper' edge "of the casin'g beinginwardly curled, the casing being divided lengthwise of the base thereofon a straight line beginning at the pointed front end of the casing andcontinuing closer to one side edge thereof into a wider portion mountedon legs and a narrower potrion,

the narrower portion of the casing being hingedly -econnected to thewider portion thereof and by its own weight free to swing outwardly anddownwardly from the wider portion, a plate extending from the narrowportion of the casing to swing therewith on the casing hinge and to cometo rest against the base surface of the wider portion when the casing isclosed about the .ironQthe V latter being 'seatable in the casing bycontact with said plate and by, moving the plate into base and slantingsides of the iron, said casing being divided into a wider and a narrowerpart on a straight line extending from the pointed front end thereof tothe rear end thereof nearer one side edge thereof, hingesinterconnecting the two parts, a plate rising from .inneredg'e of thenarrow part ofthe casing to swing-with that narrower part on said hingesuntil it comes to rest on' the base surface of the wider part when thecas'ingis closed, the narrowlcasing p'artbeing free to swing outward anddownward on the hinges to ,openthe casing to provide space for seatingof an iron, heat insulating lining within the casing, and vents forcarrying heat from the iron through said lining and the outer shell ofthe casing.

GEORGE R. HARRIS.

7 REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

1,927,431 Wuenker Sept. 19, 1933

